Table 2.

NNNS subscales at 2 days of age by maternal weight groups (n = 159–178)

		Early neonatal (M = 2 days)
		Within IOM			Above IOM
		N	M	SD	N	M	SD
Attention	Normal	27	3.99	1.26	53	4.25	1.02
	Overweight	19	3.86	1.57	18	4.32	1.28
	Obese	29	4.38	1.16	13	3.81	0.89
	Total	75	4.11	1.31	84	4.19	1.07
Regulation	Normal	30	4.84	0.76	60	4.72	0.74
	Overweight	20	4.77	0.76	20	4.58	0.92
	Obese	33	4.65	1.09	15	4.89	0.64
	Total	83	4.74	0.90	95	4.72	0.76
Arousal	Normal	30	4.39	0.66	60	4.55	0.63
	Overweight	20	4.26	0.60	20	4.58	0.58
	Obese	33	4.41	0.62	15	4.02	0.59
	Total	83	4.37	0.63	95	4.47	0.64
Handling	Normal	29	0.40	0.25	60	0.40	0.21
	Overweight	19	0.40	0.23	20	0.46	0.24
	Obese	32	0.38	0.25	13	0.41	0.21
	Total	80	0.39	0.24	93	0.41	0.22
Excitability	Normal	30	4.67	1.88	60	4.70	2.20
	Overweight	20	4.80	2.67	20	5.10	2.22
	Obese	33	4.55	2.55	15	3.47	1.81
	Total	83	4.65	2.33	95	4.59	2.19
Stress abstinence	Normal	30	0.14	0.05	60	0.13	0.06
	Overweight	20	0.14	0.06	20	0.14	0.07
	Obese	33	0.16	0.06	15	0.13	0.04
	Total	83	0.15	0.06	95	0.13	0.06
Lethargy	Normal	30	5.87	2.62	60	5.27	2.19
	Overweight	20	6.70	3.15	20	5.95	2.68
	Obese	33	5.21	2.50	15	7.27	2.63
	Total	83	5.81	2.74	95	5.73	2.46
Asymmetrical reflexes	Normal	30	1.40	1.22	60	1.12	1.11
	Overweight	20	1.45	1.05	20	1.50	1.36
	Obese	33	1.12	1.05	15	1.53	1.64
	Total	83	1.30	1.11	95	1.26	1.26
Non‐optimal reflexes	Normal	30	3.70	1.97	60	3.58	1.83
	Overweight	20	4.60	1.67	20	4.25	1.97
	Obese	33	3.88	1.83	15	4.67	1.76
	Total	83	3.99	1.86	95	3.89	1.88
Quality of movement	Normal	30	4.12	0.48	60	4.35	0.61
	Overweight	20	4.08	0.53	20	4.39	0.45
	Obese	33	4.11	0.61	15	4.32	0.33
	Total	83	4.11	0.54	95	4.35	0.54